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20/04/2020

If for some reason you're not following us on Twitter, you're missing out.

is going on where you vote for the best Twitter account covering lacrosse!

Round 1 was a huge success and Round 2 begins today at 5pm ET.

Check out the Round 2 Preview:
https://quickstickblog.com/2020/04/20/previewing-round-2-of-laxtwittermadness/

Thanks to everyone who voted in round 1. If you’re new here, we are striving to determine the best lacrosse tweeter out there. This 32-person bracket will shake down with voting on our Twitte…

15/04/2020

Where will Michael Sowers go? Peep the link in bio to see where we think he’ll land
https://quickstickblog.com/2020/04/15/where-will-michael-sowers-go/

We know one thing, he sadly can’t go back to Princeton. Last week Princeton axed the concept of withdrawing and re-enrolling for all student-athletes and in turn this has left Michael Sowers …

15/04/2020

We miss lacrosse as much as everyone else. While we've been quiet recently, we're not done yet!
https://quickstickblog.com/2020/04/13/a-sign-of-the-times/

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged. Months, actually. Maybe even a year since I decided to sit down and write something out that wasn’t firing a quick link out to a lacrosse hig…

25/09/2018

Takeaway Tuesday: The 80-second shot clock is here and it's awesome
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/09/25/takeaway-tuesday-the-80-second-shot-clock-is-awesome/

Across the country, college lacrosse teams are reuniting for the beginning of fall ball. A big part of their efforts in practice is sure to be adjusting to the new 80-second shot clock. I was lucky…

12/09/2018

What to expect at your first club conference meeting
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/09/12/what-to-expect-at-your-first-club-lax-conference-meeting/

The MCLA is a weird place, man. Teams amass five or even six-figure budgets then vote their favorite 22-year-old to be in charge of it all. A good club president isn’t just a team captain; he…

23/08/2018

What Type of Club Guy are You?
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/08/23/quiz-what-type-of-club-guy-are-you/

Club guys exist on a spectrum. Take the quiz to find out where you fall.  

03/08/2018

An NCAA shot clock could mean more zone defense and that's a bad thing
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/08/03/an-ncaa-shot-clock-could-mean-more-zone-defense-and-thats-a-bad-thing/

The lacrosse world is waiting with bated breath as the NCAA Rules Committee gears up for its meeting next week, where members will deliberate over several proposed rule changes. The idea sparking u…

30/07/2018

How to get by as a lax bum
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/07/30/how-to-get-by-as-a-lax-bum/

This one’s for the recent college grads out there grinding. Especially those who are underemployed. The summer after you graduate can be a total shock to your system, especially if you don& #8…

20/07/2018

As the great John Wooden once said, failing to prepare is preparing to fail. The FIL World Championship game is this Saturday (Friday night) at 3 AM Eastern and if you don't go into the day with a plan, you just might miss it. And I'm sure ESPN will show a replay Sunday morning but come on guys, you're better than that. [ 331 more words ]
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/07/20/how-to-stay-up-for-the-3-am-world-championship-a-timeline/

As the great John Wooden once said, failing to prepare is preparing to fail. The FIL World Championship game is this Saturday (Friday night) at 3 AM Eastern and if you don’t go into the day w…

05/07/2018

Our take on Mark Dixon's proposed rules
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/07/05/mark-dixon-had-some-firework-hot-takes-yesterday/

Independence Day is supposed to be a day for celebration, for unity and togetherness. But Hopkins great and leading lacrosse media personality Mark Dixon didn’t get the memo. Great take artis…

22/06/2018

9 guys you meet in men’s league
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/06/22/9-guys-you-meet-in-mens-league/

When the college playing days are over, you can’t be too picky about the lacrosse company you keep. Men’s leagues are a beautiful smorgasbord of players of many different ages and perso…

20/06/2018

Lacrosse Hotbed Power Rankings: Accents
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/06/20/lacrosse-hotbed-power-rankings-accents/

It’s the return of everyone’s favorite offseason segment: Lacrosse Hotbed Power Rankings, where we rank the hottest regions of our game on everything but their lacrosse talent. Here is …

06/06/2018

Where will Albany's FO star end up next year?
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/06/06/td-ierlans-top-5-most-likely-landing-spots/

It didn’t take long for the first major story of the NCAA offseason to hit. Inside Lacrosse reported this morning that Albany’s TD Ierlan, the second-team All-American and the nation& #8…

01/06/2018

Your 2016 Teaaraton Winners: Yale's Ben Reeves and BC's Sam Apuzzo
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/06/01/reeves-apuzzo-take-home-the-tewaaraton/

Last night in the nation’s capital, this year’s Tewaaraton winners were crowned. Ben Reeves, the senior attackman and captain of the champion Yale Bulldogs, took home the men’s ho…

30/05/2018

Read the third installment of Shears' Coaching Chronicles here:
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/05/30/coaching-chronicles-vol-3/

Editor’s note: school names are fictionalized up to protect the innocent. Well that’s a wrap folks. After a second-round exit from the regional playoffs, the high school where I coach is done for t…

25/05/2018

Read our NCAA Quarterfinals Preview here:
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/05/25/ncaa-quarterfinals-preview-2/

Welcome to the best weekend of the year. The QuickStick boys have joined the masses making the pilgrimage to Foxborough to celebrate the game we all love and take in some awesome games. The D-I sem…

18/05/2018

Read our preview of this weekend's games here
http://quickstickblog.com/2018/05/18/ncaa-quarterfinals-preview/

Who’s ready to have a damn weekend? Only eight teams left and they’re all contenders. And best of all, they’re playing at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis and Shuart in Hemp…

07/05/2018

MCLA D-I Tournament Preview: Everything you need to know about the favorites and dark horses in this year's field.

The stage is set in Salt Lake City for the 2018 MCLA Tournament. The first round kicks off today, with D-II action starting at 1 pm eastern. D-I contests will get started at 6:30. Here’s a li…

30/04/2018

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14/03/2018

Coaching Chronicles: Vol. 1 https://quickstickblog.com/2018/03/14/coaching-chronicles-vol-1/

03/03/2018

One small step for lacrosse, one giant leap for club guys. This is awesome exposure for Liberty, West Virginia, the MCLA and its greatest conference: the SELC. We are pumped up for this, we will tune in and we will root our asses off for WVU. There are MCLA games streaming every week now, which is great. It allows high school kids who are thinking about going the club route to see it live and understand that there really is some competitive lacrosse going on outside of the NCAA. [ 617 more words ]

http://quickstickblog.com/2018/03/03/espn3-to-air-liberty-wvu-a-club-game/

One small step for lacrosse, one giant leap for club guys. This is awesome exposure for Liberty, West Virginia, the MCLA and its greatest conference: the SELC. We are pumped up for this, we will tu…

02/03/2018

What we're watching on Saturday https://quickstickblog.com/2018/03/02/what-were-watching-this-saturday/

23/02/2018

Happy Hour: 12 UNC @ 14 Johns Hopkins (-1), Friday 5 pm ESPNU Another Friday evening doozy pits two blue blood programs against each other. So far, both of these two historic programs have a lot of promise but some legitimate question marks. UNC's defense has been shaky, allowing double-digit goals to all three unranked teams they've played so far. [ 403 more words ]

http://quickstickblog.com/2018/02/23/what-were-watching-this-weekend-2/

Happy Hour: 12 UNC @ 14 Johns Hopkins (-1), Friday 5 pm ESPNU Another Friday evening doozy pits two blue blood programs against each other. So far, both of these two historic programs have a lot of…

20/02/2018

Takeaway Tuesday: Trying to Make Sense of it All

http://quickstickblog.com/2018/02/20/takeaway-tuesday-trying-to-make-sense-of-it-all/

It’s that time of the week again folks. We’re here with three or so main takeaways from the weekend’s action. And it was a wild one. Climb aboard as we try to unpack this weekend&…

13/02/2018

Takeaway Tuesday: First National Poll Drops

http://quickstickblog.com/2018/02/13/__trashed-2/

On Monday we saw the first Maverik Media Poll drop and it’s full of all kinds of crazy stuff. Here are the key takeaways from this weekend’s action and how the ranking gurus reacted. 1.…

09/02/2018

What we're watching this weekend

http://quickstickblog.com/2018/02/09/what-were-watching-this-weekend/

If you’re anything like me, last Saturday was overwhelming. You weren’t used to having so many games on at once. The second the game you were streaming reached a three-goal differential…

09/02/2018

QuickStick Q&A: We sat down with Plattsburgh State's junior midfielder Nick Della Ratta and talked about the team's mentality in 2018, pick-up hoops, and Chipotle >> Plattsburgh State Athletics https://quickstickblog.com/2018/02/08/quickstick-qa-plattsburghs-nick-della-ratta/

09/02/2018

QuickStick Q&A: We caught up with Illinois Wesleyan Lacrosse senior midfielder Nick Winter to talk about the season ahead, playing in the NCAA Tournament, and chocolate chip pancakes >> Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics https://quickstickblog.com/2018/02/04/quickstick-qa-illinois-wesleyans-nick-winter/

09/02/2018

The Legend of John Kluh -
Villanova Men's Lacrosse https://quickstickblog.com/2018/02/03/the-legend-of-john-kluh/

John Kluh came to Villanova in the fall of 2012 and on February 3rd, 2018 he may have had his biggest moment as a Wildcat. Today Kluh scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the ‘Cats kno…